Day in Pictures, Feb. 11, 2013

By Mike Moffitt

on February 11, 2013 4:39 PM

Time's running short: Valentine's Day is only days away, and you still haven't got anything for your significant otter?! Well, consider the FTD Frozen Clam Juice Heart®. Yutan at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park in Yokohama, Japan, loves his. less

Time's running short: Valentine's Day is only days away, and you still haven't got anything for your significant otter?! Well, consider the FTD Frozen Clam Juice Heart®. Yutan at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise ... more

The thigh bone appears to be connected to the funny bone: At the Science Museum of Minnesota in Winona, kindergartener Emma Hatter giggles uncontrollably while comparing a model of a long-neck dinosaur femur to its moose and human counterparts, held respectively by second-graders Brody Whetsone and Brie Menting. less

The thigh bone appears to be connected to the funny bone: At the Science Museum of Minnesota in Winona, kindergartener Emma Hatter giggles uncontrollably while comparing a model of a long-neck dinosaur femur to ... more

Photo: Andrew Link, Associated Press

The thigh bone appears to be connected to the funny bone: At the... Photo-4175109.56632 - Houston Chronicle

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Well, this is awkward: A lone seagull perches among a flock of cormorants off shore near Fort Ward State Park on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Well, this is awkward: A lone seagull perches among a flock of cormorants off shore near Fort Ward State Park on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Photo: Meegan M. Reid, Associated Press

Well, this is awkward: A lone seagull perches among a flock of... Photo-4175110.56632 - Houston Chronicle

More like Rugby Threes, as in Stooges: Maybe the Uruguayan player is yanking the nose of Australia's Lewis Holland because the score is Australia 41, Uruguay 0. Just a thought. (Shield Final of the Sevens Rugby World Series in Las Vegas.) less

More like Rugby Threes, as in Stooges: Maybe the Uruguayan player is yanking the nose of Australia's Lewis Holland because the score is Australia 41, Uruguay 0. Just a thought. (Shield Final of the Sevens Rugby ... more

Photo: Julie Jacobson, Associated Press

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Temple-goers burn incense as they pray for health and fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing.

Temple-goers burn incense as they pray for health and fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing.

Dunkin' the punkin: Russian parents Aleksander and Anna prepare to bathe their 2-month-old Viktor in icy water in St. Petersburg, where the air temperature was 27 degrees. Viktor obviously prefers hot baths.

Dunkin' the punkin: Russian parents Aleksander and Anna prepare to bathe their 2-month-old Viktor in icy water in St. Petersburg, where the air temperature was 27 degrees. Viktor obviously prefers hot baths.

I'm beginning to think there is no milk in this thing! Banya the sloth's 6-week-old baby tests a finger for flavor at the Budapest Zoo.

I'm beginning to think there is no milk in this thing! Banya the sloth's 6-week-old baby tests a finger for flavor at the Budapest Zoo.

Photo: Attila Kisbenedek, AFP/Getty Images

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For he's a jowly good fellow: Neapolitan Bull Mastiffs Paparazzi and Ruben ride the lift at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where they'll be staying during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show competition in New York.

For he's a jowly good fellow: Neapolitan Bull Mastiffs Paparazzi and Ruben ride the lift at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where they'll be staying during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show competition in New York.

Why do they call it the catwalk if the cats get carried? A model gives a kitty a ride as she makes her way down the runway during the Tracy Reese Fall 2013 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Why do they call it the catwalk if the cats get carried? A model gives a kitty a ride as she makes her way down the runway during the Tracy Reese Fall 2013 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Photo: Cindy Ord, Getty Images

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Flares for the dramatic: French skipper Bertrand de Broc celebrates his ninth-place finish in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race on the deck of his monohull in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France.

Flares for the dramatic: French skipper Bertrand de Broc celebrates his ninth-place finish in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race on the deck of his monohull in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France.

Photo: Jean-Sebastien Evrard, AFP/Getty Images

Flares for the dramatic: French skipper Bertrand de Broc... Photo-4175155.56632 - Houston Chronicle